A total of nine bodies were recovered and 27 others rescued from the debris of a three-story shopping complex that collapsed in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Lagos, local authorities said on Friday after rescue operations concluded. A multi-agency rescue operation was launched after the building collapsed on Thursday morningContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The death toll from the collapse of a three-storey building on Sunday in North Kaneshie, a suburb of Accra, the Ghanaian capital, has risen to three, according to a top Ghana government official on Tuesday. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, the mayor of Accra, who confirmed the accidentContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Two persons have been confirmed dead with several others trapped under the rubble following the collapse of a three-storey building at Avenor in North Kaneshie, a suburb of Accra, the Ghanaian capital, early Sunday. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, the Accra mayor, who confirmed the death to localContinue Reading
Front Desk Report At least three persons have been confirmed dead, while 20 have been rescued after a three-story building collapsed on them in the capital, according to Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak late Sunday. Following hours of torrential rain on Sunday, the incident occurred at an uncompleted structure within theContinue Reading
At least 11 people were killed and 7 others injured, including 2 in critical condition, after a building under construction collapsed in Touba, a city in central Senegal, the Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action said Monday on social media. According to local media reports, the accident occurredContinue Reading
Seven people were killed and seven others injured when a three-story building under construction collapsed on Sunday in central Senegal, authorities said. The number of people killed and injured may rise as search and rescue efforts continue in Darou Khoudoss, a locality in central Senegal, Mame Diene Ndiaye, commanderContinue Reading
